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science
Viking women’s gravesites unearthed to find jewelry, coins, and a ‘vulva stone’
Archeologists recently uncovered a massive cache of jewelry, silver coins, and other relics at ancient gravesites in western Norway. At least three of them appear...
popsci.com
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science
The secret world of plants living in our limestone pavements
Anyone out winter walking in the Yorkshire dales will probably be familiar with the dramatic scenery of limestone pavements. Distinctive and...
theconversation.com
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science
Why aren’t there giant animals anymore?
Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts....
zmescience.com
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science
How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the new year?
The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight...
livescience.com
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science
Astronomers just found a massive water reservoir circling a black hole
Astronomers have discovered an unexpected reservoir of water circling a black hole in deep space. The water-bound black hole rests at the center of a...
bgr.com
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education / learning / science
Is teaching psychology a waste of time ?
Daniel Kahneman was perhaps the world’s leading psychologist. He died in March of this year. A Nobel Prize winner and a professor emeritus at...
bigthink.com
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science
Humans lived with giant sloths, mastodons in the Americas, scientists say
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and...
masslive.com
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science
The Fluffiest System in The Milky Way Just Revealed a New Planet
Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy. Called Kepler-51, the...
sciencealert.com
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science
Middle children grow up to be more honest and cooperative than only children, study suggests
A pair of psychologists, one with Brock University, the other with the University of Calgary, both in Canada, has found evidence suggesting that...
phys.org
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science
Physicists in 2024 searched the quantum realm for the truth about time
Physicist Richard Feynman once supposedly said: “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” The same...
newscientist.com
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science
Palaeontologist for a Day - Exploring an 80-million- year-old fossil
Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 12:30 Registration Date Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 10:00 Level 2, Biodiversity: Life in Crisis View on map Workshops - Public: $ 175.00...
rom.on.ca
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science
First-Ever Live Birth Of Baby Conceived Using Breakthrough IVF Alternative
This brings a lot of hope for those dreaming of starting or growing their families....
iflscience.com
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science
Are pig-organ transplants becoming a reality?
The successful transplant of a gene-edited pig kidney into a human patient has raised hopes that cutting-edge technology can make pig organs safe for...
theweek.com
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science
Paleontologists return to Sierra County for further research into dinosaurs
SIERRA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly two decades have passed since the discovery of new dinosaur species in Sierra County. Paleontologists with the...
krqe.com
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science
An Arrow Traveled 3,200 Kilometers To Teach Europe About Bird Migration
We have a bird with a spear through its neck to thank for our understanding of avian migration....
iflscience.com
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science
Progressives Are Outraged That Mexico Sided With Science On GMOs
Anti- science activists are outraged that Mexican experts ruled against their government's publicity stunt claiming they would ban "GMOs" and the most...
science20.com
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science
NASA's Images of the Year 2024 Shine a Light on the Cosmos
NASA has shared some of its top images of 2024 featuring faraway galaxies, leaf peeping from onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and the...
petapixel.com
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science
We actually have trillions of 'body clocks,' not just one. Here's how they all work together.
We have trillions of body clocks — a central one in the brain and others in each cell of our body. Here's how they work with...
livescience.com
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science
Photos show Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting for the second time this year
Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii started erupting on Monday following a three-month pause, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS)...
cbsnews.com
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learning / science
When It Comes to Thinking, Our Brains Are Surprisingly Slow
Learn why our brains evolved to process only one thought at a time , and how multitasking is often misunderstood. For as brilliant as the human...
discovermagazine.com
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science
How Our Human Lineage Broke All the Rules of Vertebrate Evolution
New study challenges traditional views on human evolution with "bizarre" findings....
zmescience.com
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science
Top Astronomy Events for 2025
Catching the best sky watching events for the coming year 2025.Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured over the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at...
universetoday.com
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how-to / science
Fossil treasure chest: how to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast
I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It’s 2024, but I’m thinking about a very different time . Hundreds of thousands of...
theconversation.com
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science
Northern Lights: The aurora that dazzled us in 2024
This year the night skies have been lit up by some breathtaking Northern Lights displays. For most of us the chance to see the aurora...
bbc.com
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science
Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackouts As Space Storms To Hit Over Christmas
Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are poised to strike Earth on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, sparking a minor geomagnetic storm as they interact...
newsweek.com
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science
The Transmitter’s favorite podcasts of 2024
Our picks include a deep dive into dopamine, the role of PKMzeta in memory, and studying the stomatogastric ganglion....
thetransmitter.org
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science / space
Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)
Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Hoping for a white Christmas...
space.com
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science
The Hidden Effects Of Alcohol On Your Brain’s Ability To Learn And Change
It is all to do with the "burst-pause" pattern in your brain!...
iflscience.com
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science
2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024
2023 was a chart-topper. A surge in global temperatures made it the hottest year since record-keeping began in the mid-1800s, producing heat that one scientist...
npr.org
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science
Two tiger cubs were released in Siberia. They reunited as mates after a trek of 120 miles
Reuniting as mates, they’ve not only adapted to the wild but sparked new hope for the survival of Amur tigers....
zmescience.com
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science
Octopuses Have Three time s As Many Brains As They Have Hearts
Octopuses are strange creatures, and even after thousands of years of study, the facts that we unravel about these cephalopods continue to amaze us....
sciencing.com
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science
The Different Types Of Volcanic Eruptions
Resend with new event link Can disrupt global climate for several years Can extend tens of kilometers high Ash columns spreading out into an umbrella...
barrons.com
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science
“Weekend warrior” strategy shows persistent cognitive benefits
A recent study published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory has revealed that intermittent exercise, akin to the “weekend warrior” pattern, offers...
psypost.org
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science
Doomscrolling—the fun way! Our picks for best mul time dia stories in 2024
Published December 24, 2024 Of all the mul time dia novelties that got the public’s attention in 2024, the proliferation of artificial intelligence was...
thebulletin.org
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science
Kīlauea volcanic eruption prompts Hawai'i park officials to warn of air quality threats
Hawai'i's Kīlauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, prompting National Park Service officials to warn visitors of potential air quality threats. The...
axios.com
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science
12 Astounding Facts about the Lascaux Cave Paintings
The astonishing cave paintings were discovered by accident in 1940 and offer a tantalizing glimpse into prehistory. Between 17,000 and 12,000 years...
mentalfloss.com
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science
Stunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. The eruption of...
apnews.com
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science
Wikipedia Searches Reveal Differing Styles of Curiosity
The website Wikipedia describes curiosity as a “quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in...
scientificamerican.com
@ 30+ days ago
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learning / science
Quantum entanglement can be endlessly 'embezzled' from quantum fields
Entanglement is one of the most valuable resources in the quantum realm – for instance, it is the powerhouse behind quantum encryption – and in...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
These 5 particles are so strange, we're not sure they exist
The universe is a strange place on very small scales. What makes up the matter we perceive in the universe? To start, there are the...
space.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
The worm that looks like a Christmas tree: Watch these strange and secretive colourful marine worms emerge in an underwater wonderland
These colourful worms are always in the Christmas spirit, but they’ll vanish inside a coral if you startle them, says Melissa Hobson On coral...
discoverwildlife.com
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science
NASA gets into the holiday spirit with new images of cosmic wreath, Christmas tree
One of the star clusters is located within our Milky Way galaxy. Even space appears to be fully embracing the holiday season. Seemingly in a...
chron.com
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science
The Top 10 Energy Stories of 2024
IEEE Spectrum’s most-read energy stories of 2024 centered on creative ways to produce, store and connect more carbon-free energy. Our readers wanted...
ieee.org
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science
Supermassive Black Hole Found Tipped Onto Its Side by Mystery Event
A glowing galaxy not far from the Milky Way has been harboring a strange, puzzling secret at its core. In the center of NGC 5084, some 80...
sciencealert.com
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science
How retractions get weaponized on social media
Retractions are a sign that science is working as it should. When papers turn out to be flawed, journals typically correct the record to stem...
statnews.com
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science
This is how the Mediterranean Sea almost completely dried up
Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean transformed from a thriving sea to a giant salt basin.The catastrophic event, known as the...
cosmosmagazine.com
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science
Why are pink dolphins - well - pink?
Stuart Blackman investigates the reasons for the pink dolphins unusual colour How many species of pink dolphins are there? There are six dolphin...
discoverwildlife.com
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science
24 amazing space images from 2024
It was a big year for space. The past year was a big one for space. Skywatchers across the United States witnessed a total solar...
space.com
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science
5 weird and wacky science videos to entertain these holidays
Scores of fascinating science videos were released alongside research in 2024, these are some of our favourites. Feel free to pull them out when the...
cosmosmagazine.com
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photography / science
15 stunning nature photos from 2024
Collected from some of the best-known photography competitions around the world, here are the most captivating nature photos of 2024. Nature has an...
livescience.com
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